seams that a lack of knowledge and paranoia are to blame for the problems i,ve been having . I managed to get hold of an infa red temprature gun and took readings after a short drive of 10kms .60deg at pinon bearings and 40deg at the back cover. I compared this to my fathers surf and came up with ...

while replacing speedo drive in gear box recently i decided to replace leaking pinion seal while the drive shaft was out. no biggie i thought , just whip the flange off and flick the seal out fit new one and put it all back together again. oops over tightened pinion nut . forgot about that. turned ...